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Busy Bees Adventures

945 Ward Drive, Santa Barbara, CA

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Hello, my name is Emma and I have a small preschool nature program. Using Santa Barbara's beautiful parks and beaches as our classroom, we will go on daily adventures to explore,create, play and learn using nature as our classroom. Some daily activities that we do are: Nature walks Tree climbing...
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"I am thankful everyday that we found Busybees. My son has been going for almost a year now, and all of us (my husband, my son, and I) couldn't be happier. My son started when he was a little over 2YO, and was coming from a more traditional preschool where he cried...

Kathryn H.


We are a non-profit, private Christian preschool in the heart of Santa Barbara. We enroll children ages 2 years through 5 years-old. Our philosophy is play based with a more academic approach in our Pre-K (4-5 year-olds). We provide a loving, nurturing, and safe environment, wherein we seek to...

Hope 4 Kids Early Learning Centers

Hope 4 Kids Early Learning Centers

560 North La Cumbre Road, Santa Barbara, CA

Hope 4 Kids Early Learning Centers are faith-based, nature-centered quality programs for children ages birth through kindergarten. We have two campuses in Santa Barbara to serve your family. We have received 5 stars in the Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS), full accreditation through the...

The Oaks Parent-Child Workshop

The Oaks Parent-Child Workshop

605 W Junipero St, Santa Barbara, CA

The Oaks Parent-Child Workshop is a play-based, child-centered cooperative preschool. As a parent cooperative, The Oaks is run by the parents of the children enrolled in the preschool with close supervision from the Director, Sunny Crandell, and the Assistant Director, Laura Lyons. The extensive...

San Marcos Parent Child Workshop Inc

San Marcos Parent Child Workshop Inc

400 Puente Drive, Santa Barbara, CA

The San Marcos Parent-Child workshop is a licensed, cooperative preschool and parent education class. Children between the ages of 2-5 years are introduced to a quality preschool experience, using developmentally appropriate practices. The nurturing, loving environment makes an ideal first school...

Sunrise Montessori School

1201 E Yanonali St, Santa Barbara, CA

Sunrise Montessori School located at 1201 East Yanonali Street, Santa Barbara, California, offers basic childcare and learning services. The school is open from seven-forty-five AM to five-thirty PM, Mondays through Fridays. It offers learnings for infants, toddlers, preschooler and kindergarten...

The Community Action Commission of Santa Barbara County runs and operates Los Niños Center located at 130 E Cota St., Santa Barbara, California. The center offers child care and education programs for infants, toddlers and preschoolers designed to provide a meaningful early childhood experience....

Providence Preschool

3723 Modoc Rd., Santa Barbara, CA

Providence Preschool provides a caring and nurturing Christ-centered environment dedicated to the total development of each child. We encourage physical, cognitive, social, emotional, and spiritual development through our age appropriate curriculum and purposeful play and exploration. A carefully...

Mountain View Montessori School Inc

5070 Cathedral Oaks Rd,, Santa Barbara, CA

The Mountain View Montessori School is located in Santa Barbara, CA. They provide a safe learning environment that enables the child to develop their skills in the areas of abstract reasoning, practical living and fine motor development. They accept children from ages 18 months to 6 years old...

The Learningden Preschool

4485 Hollister Ave, Santa Barbara, CA

Located in Santa Barbara, California, The Learningden Preschool is a facility that offers early childhood education since 2008. It uses a combination of three educational approaches in teaching their students. These are the Reggio Emilia Philosophy, the Montessori Philosophy, and the Waldorf...

Season's Child Preschool

613 W Micheltorena St, Santa Barbara, CA

The Season's Child Preschool in offers childcare for children in Santa Barbara, California. They are committed to outdoor education, a culture of peace that is against bullying, and allows the children the freedom to be themselves. They serve healthy, organic meals and snacks to nourish the...

Cathedral Oaks Nursery School

4974 Cathedral Oaks Rd, Santa Barbara, CA

Established in 1981, Cathedral Oaks Nursery School in Santa Barbara California, is a private school accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children. It aims to provide a home-like loving environment where children can play and learn skills through exploration and...

El Montecito School

3214 Calle Cedro, Santa Barbara, CA

El Montecito School in Santa Barbara, California is a non-profit organization and dedicated to providing the highest quality services for children and families, and to demonstrating success in clear and measurable ways. The center provide care for kids from preschool to elementary.

All Saints By The Sea Parish School

84 Eucalyptus Ln, Santa Barbara, CA

All Saints By The Sea Parish School is an early childhood center that offers educational day care programs for preschool and pre-kindergarten children. Located in Santa Barbara, California, the company admits children between the ages of two to five years old. The company implements a flexible...

St. Mark Preschool

3942 La Colina Rd, Santa Barbara, CA

St. Mark Preschool based in Santa Barbara, CA is a well-established licensed preschool serving children between the ages of two and five and a half years old. The school offers a well-balanced curriculum designed to support learning and meet the individual needs of each child in the...

Little Piggies Pre-School

420 Stanley Dr, Santa Barbara, CA

Little Piggies Preschool is a licensed early childhood care and education provider located at 420 Stanley Drive, Santa Barbara, California. The school provides child care, preschool, before & after-school programs, and extended care services. Little Piggies Preschool is open from Mondays through...

Bright Start The Early Years

1617 Anacapa St, Santa Barbara, CA

Bright Start The Early Years is a state-licensed child care center that offers early care and learning programs for preschoolers. Located in Santa Barbara, California, the company admits children between the ages of eighteen months old to five years old. The company also offers a mixed-age afternoon...

Kinkos Sbcc Early Learning Center

365 Loma Alta Dr, Santa Barbara, CA

Kinkos Sbcc Early Learning Center on Santa Barbara, California is a non-profit organization and dedicated to providing the highest quality services for children and families, and to demonstrating success in clear and measurable ways. The center provide care for families and kids of all ages.

Wilderness Youth Project

5386 Hollister Ave Ste. D, Santa Barbara, CA

We take our participants to resource-rich locations such as the creeks, beaches, mountain trails, and open spaces in Santa Barbara's abundant front country. Our core routines include child-centered exploration, awareness, and the building of naturalist skills. We use a nature-based mentoring...

The Nido Nest

4013 Via Lucero Unit D, Santa Barbara, CA

The Nido Nest in Santa Barbara, California offers childcare and preschool education for infants and toddlers. The Montessori program provides activities that stimulate the children's cognitive, social, emotional and physical growth. Their prepared environment is a learning environment for...

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